14 people ended up in prison in Kosovo and Albania, after being accused of arms trafficking. The operation was carried out in cooperation with the authorities of Albania and Kosovo. During this operation, 22 'Zoraki' firearms, an Ak 47 firearm, an offensive hand grenade and 470 cartridges of various types were seized. Also, 3 vehicles and a significant amount of money and 10 mobile devices were seized.
According to the official announcement by the Albanian authorities, the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction, Tirana in cooperation with the Special Prosecutor's Office of Kosovo and with the help of EUROPOL destroyed after more than 9 months of investigations, a criminal group of arms trafficking, active in the two states.
The investigations date back to February of this year. From the investigations so far, it appears that the suspects were responsible for the supply, transport and sale of weapons or explosive materials, creating a complicated import and export route.
"Since this group consisted of citizens from Kosovo and Albania, the institutions of the two countries signed in June of this year the 'Agreement on the Establishment of the Joint Investigation Team', supported by EUROPOL and the EUROJUST Project for the countries of the Western Balkans and between the region and the EU in the fight against organized crime and terrorism. Through this team, the Albanian and Kosovar authorities were able to cooperate quickly and easily, exchanging information in real time", said the Prosecutor's Office.
On 10.12.2024 around 21:00 and following, the Kosovo Police, in accordance with the joint procedure, conducted police operations where, among other things, were found and seized: 29 pistols and 3 long guns of different models, 2635 cartridges/ ammunition of different models, 2 vehicles and other ICT equipment. Meanwhile, 8 people were detained/arrested during these operations. Specifically, citizens VO, KK, SH, Sh.J., AH, ZA, AD, and BA
In coordination with the Kosovo Police immediately around 03.00 and following the date 11.12.2024 under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of the General Jurisdiction Tirana, as a function of this proceeding, the operation was carried out for the execution of detention orders for 6 persons and housing control for 7 countries. During this operation, the criminal offenses "Trafficking of arms and ammunition" carried out in cooperation and "Trafficking of arms and ammunition" carried out in cooperation provided for by article 278/5/ and 278/a/2 of the Criminal Code of 6 people: EM 20 years old, EP 34 years old, AM 28 years old, G. Ll 22 years old, KM 26 years old; and T.Sh., 53 years old.
During this operation, 22 'Zoraki' firearms, an Ak 47 firearm, an offensive hand grenade and 470 cartridges of various types were seized. Also, 3 vehicles and a significant amount of money and 10 mobile devices were seized. (A2 Televizion)
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